---
name: "Barney Pilling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barney-pilling"
fi1m_id: "barney-pilling"
imdb_id: "nm1306189"
tmdb_id: 71534
wikidata_id: "Q4861768"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-07T19:50:58.879040+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Barney Pilling

## Identity

Barney Pilling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barney-pilling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barney-pilling
- **IMDb ID:** nm1306189
- **TMDB ID:** 71534
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4861768
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Pilling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4861768, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1306189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71534

Editor. Born 1 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Rales](https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales.md), [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [Alex Garland](https://film.one/person/alex-garland.md), [Allon Reich](https://film.one/person/allon-reich.md), [Amanda Posey](https://film.one/person/amanda-posey.md), [Andrew Macdonald](https://film.one/person/andrew-macdonald.md), [Bharat Nalluri](https://film.one/person/bharat-nalluri.md), [Carey Mulligan](https://film.one/person/carey-mulligan.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (3), 2010s 72 (5), 2020s 69 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 8, Crime 3, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $459m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Pilling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4861768, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1306189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/71534

## Coming up

- *Panic Carefully* (2027-02-25), Editor

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*An Education*](https://film.one/film/an-education.md) (82), [*The Phoenician Scheme*](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) (70), [*A Long Way Down*](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md) (40)
- **Apple TV:** [*Annihilation*](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) (82), [*Spooks*](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) (77)
- **Netflix:** [*Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris*](https://film.one/film/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris.md) (78), [*The House*](https://film.one/film/the-house.md) (65)
- **BritBox:** [*Life on Mars*](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md) (84)
- **Peacock:** [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Barney Pilling is a British film and television editor. His credits include *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), *An Education* (2009), *Never Let Me Go* (2010), *One Day* (2011), *Suffragette* (2015), *Annihilation* (2018), *Asteroid City* (2023), *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023) and *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025). He has also edited television series including *Spooks*, *Life on Mars*, *No Angels*, *Hotel Babylon* and *As If*.

Pilling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *The Grand Budapest Hotel*. He has collaborated repeatedly with director Wes Anderson. He grew up in North Manchester, attended Bolton School, and worked as a DJ before entering editing.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, mande.net, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?* (2026), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* (2022), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris.md)
- *The House* (2022), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *The One and Only Ivan* (2020), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-one-and-only-ivan.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Fi1m 78, Additional Editing — [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Fi1m 40, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Never Let Me Go* (2010), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/never-let-me-go.md)
- *An Education* (2009), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/an-education.md)
- *Life on Mars* (2006), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Panic Carefully* (2027), Editor
- *Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More* (2024), Editor
- *Poison* (2023), Editor
- *The Rat Catcher* (2023), Editor
- *The Swan* (2023), Editor
- *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* (2023), Editor
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris.md)
- *The House* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-house.md)
- *The One and Only Ivan* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-one-and-only-ivan.md)
- *The White Crow* (2018), Editor
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Suffragette* (2015), Editor
- *Nosferatu in Love* (2014), Editor
- *A Long Way Down* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-long-way-down.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Quartet* (2012), Editor
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, Editor
- *One Day* (2011), Editor
- *Never Let Me Go* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/never-let-me-go.md)
- *An Education* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-education.md)
- *Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day* (2008), Editor
- *Tsunami: The Aftermath* (2006), series, Editor
- *Life on Mars* (2006), series, Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Editor
- *Spooks* (2002), series, Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2015: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Grand Budapest Hotel*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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